The BYU Cougars were 8-4 in 1986. They fell to the UCLA Bruins, 31 to 10, in the Freedom Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 8-4 | |
6-2 | 8-5 | ||
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
4-4 | 6-5 | ||
5-2 | 6-5 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 12 | 300 | 4,843 | 890 | 5.4 | 2,016 | 534 | 3.8 | 2,827 | 356 | 7.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 29th | 6th | 6th | 21st | 46th | 29th | 55th | 11th | 24th | 17th | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 205 | 3,334 | 4.2 | 1,066 | 438 | 2.4 | 2,268 | 350 | 6.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 33rd | 22nd | 16th | 9th | 24th | 7th | 76th | 89th | 40th | ||||||||||
Net | +95 | +1,509 | +890 | +1.2 | +950 | +96 | +1.3 | +559 | +6 | +1.5 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 26th | 9th | 6th | 13th | 22nd | 23rd | 15th | 23rd | 48th | 20th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |